1 Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos, CIICAp, Av. Universidad 1001, 62209 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico 2 Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Ciencias Fisicas, Av. Universidad s/n, 62210 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico 3 Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Reforma 113, 62490 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico 4 Corrosión y Protección (CyP), Buffon 46, 11590 Mexico City, DF, Me...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Previous estimates of the number and prevalence of individuals experiencing the effects of stroke in Canada are out of date and exclude critical population groups. It is essential to have complete data that report on stroke disability for monitoring and planning purposes. The objective was to provide an updated estimate of the number of individuals experiencing the effect...

Joint replacement is safe, cost effective, and widely undertaken. Most prosthetic joint replacements are hips and knees; more than 130 000 people underwent such procedures in England and Wales in the 12 months from April 2006. Subsequent prosthetic joint infection is uncommon—the incidence varies between 0.6% and 2% per joint per year. However, this complication is associated with substantial m...

In the event of a single, low-yield nuclear detonation in a major urban area, rapidly providing adequate shelter to affected populations could save 10 000– 100 000 individuals from a fatal exposure to fallout radiation. However, poorly sheltered individuals may remain at risk. Current guidance and prior studies are not consistent as to the timing and conditions under which poorly sheltered indi...

Abstract Background Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) prevent hospitalization resulting from heart failure (HHF). However, patients with type diabetes mellitus use multiple antihyperglycemic drugs to achieve glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) targets. In these drug combinations, the risk of HHF is unpredictable and so parallel effect glucose-lowering. Purpose To examine impact t...

Self-assembled InN nanodots have been prepared at 650 degrees C with various V/III ratios from 500 to 30 000 by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). It is found that the dot density and morphological size as well as the optical properties all display drastic changes at V/III = 12 000. Generally, denser and smaller InN nanodots with higher emission energy and narrower linewidth were ...

Three methods for the recovery of Chlamydia pneumoniae from spiked nasopharyngeal and blood specimens, including extended culture and additional centrifugations, were compared. Additional centrifugations and a 7-day culture time resulted in a 500- to 5, 000-fold increase in the number of detectable inclusion-forming units.